We have shown that 3-nitropropionate, an isoelectronic analogue of succinate, is a suicide inactivator of succinate dehydrogenase [succinate:(acceptor) oxidoreductase, EC 1.3.99.1] as follows. (i) When rat liver mitochondria oxidize succinate in the presence of 3-nitropropionate carbanion, the rate of O(2) consumption decreases exponentially to a zero… (More)

We propose that adverse effects of the antibiotic metronidazole may be due, wholly or in part, to its conversion to a thiamine analog and consequent vitamin B1 antagonism. Consistent with this hypothesis, the drug is accepted as a substrate for the thiaminase (EC 2.5.1.2) elaborated as an exoenzyme by the human gut flora constituent Bacillus thiaminolyticus… (More)

1327 December 2014 B ecause of cerebrospinal fluid (csF) leak, orthostatic headaches sometimes follow neuraxial blockade or diagnostic lumbar puncture. etiology and treatment are straightforward in those settings, since a site of dural disruption is known.1,2 With patient consent, we present a case in which intracranial hypotension resulted from dural… (More)

Uptake of L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DABA), a positively charged analogue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), by a synaptosomal fraction isolated from rat brain occurred with a Km of 54 +/- 12 microM and a Vmax of 1.3 +/- 0.2 nmol/min/mg protein. The transport of DABA was inhibited competitively by GABA whereas that of GABA was affected in the same manner by… (More)